John Castagno's Artists' Signatures and Monograms have become the
standard reference source for galleries, museums, libraries, and
collectors around the world. Whether used to identify, authenticate, or
verify signatures and works of both well-known and little-known artists,
Castagno's work has no equal. In the first volume of American Artists:
Signatures and Monograms, 1800-1989 (Scarecrow, 1990), Castagno provided
identification for more than 5,000 artists' signatures, along with
biographical information and reference sources. This second volume
contains some 3,500 artists and 4,600 signature examples. In addition to
the standard signature entries, the book features sections for monograms
and initials, common surname signatures, alternative surname signatures,
symbols, Cyrillic Signatures, and illegible signatures. Less than five
percent of the entries in this volume are listed in the original
volume--and these are included to provide additional information about
the artists. The use of American Artists II: Signatures and Monograms
From 1800, A Comprehensive Directory provides the researcher a reference
tool not duplicated elsewhere--one that will save many hours of
research.